Home After Dark: One Man's Memories - Hardcover

Darryl Robidoux

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 158985117X ISBN 13: 9781589851177

Publisher: Five Star Publications, Inc. (AZ), 2008

Synopsis

"I was self-destructing in my career and attacking people I felt had minor weaknesses or were incompetent. As if that wasn't enough, I was mentally impaired and making bad decisions..." Are these the words of an alcoholic? A drug addict? Someone headed for bankruptcy? Quite the opposite! They were written by Darryl E. Robidoux, a successful businessman who amassed enough wealth to retire from a prestigious position with Xerox at only 40 years old. Proving that even the richest of men have demons in their closets, Robidoux shares his imperfections, transgressions and weaknesses right alongside his achievements and triumphs in his book, Home After Dark: One Man's Memoir, to help the average Joe or Jane - which, let's face it, is most of us - realize ANYONE can make it big as long as they relentlessly pursue their goals. However, Robidoux, who describes his younger incarnation as "self-possessed to a fault, brash and an inflexible contrarian, frequently thrusting his opinions on others" also aims for readers to learn from his mistakes and catch themselves before they sink as low as he did to get what they want. From his birth behind a wood-burning stove in a home with no kitchen to his rapid ascent to the apex of the corporate ladder, Robidoux's incredible journey inspires anyone who yearns to rise above their circumstances to achieve success on a level few could imagine.

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From the Inside Flap

“While sitting at my desk writing this memoir, I suddenly knew what my life was about. It came to me in a moment of clarity: whatever my accomplishments, everything I loved was rooted in the dreams and goals I had as a child. My uniqueness came from the specifics of my dreams – from the incredibly meaningful to the decidedly unbelievable ones that defined my first forty years of life. I realized I truly am a lucky man because I won the dream lottery! I lived out my dreams because of things I learned from extraordinary people along the way. I sat in my home office, fueled by this epiphany and more excited than ever about writing Home After Dark.” – Darryl E. Robidoux

About the Author

Born on Easter Sunday behind a wood-burning stove in a home with no kitchen and raised on a farm in upstate New York in the 1930s and 40s, Darryl E. Robidoux's independent nature and aching hunger for adventure beyond the confines of apple orchards and farm fields made him the black sheep of the family so much so that in later years when the farm was portioned and doled out to his siblings, Robidoux was completely left out. No longer able to tolerate the oppression of farm life and the pain of being an outsider in his own family, Robidoux quit school and left home for good at age 16. After working numerous odd jobs, he joined the army, got his GED and became a member of the Army Airborne Paratroopers. It was during military service that Robidoux married Millie, who was pregnant with another man s child. After the Military, he attended prep school and entered a professional engineering school. Doomed from the start, his marriage to Millie ended during his college years, and while still in school and working full time in a bowling establishment, he met and married Helen, the most attractive, blue-eyed blonde he had ever seen. However, the lack of validation and affection in his childhood prevented him from having an enduring, loving relationship with any woman, and as his career blossomed, his charisma, self-confidence and powerful personality made him sexually appealing to women. Always yearning to live life to its absolute fullest, he couldn t resist the temptations laid before him, and his life became a female smorgasbord. Robidoux's marriage to Helen ended in 1972, but his maverick spirit and tenacity for achievement earned him wealth and success in the corporate arena. Fast-tracking to the top of the corporate ladder, Robidoux held prestigious positions at the Automic Energy Commission (AEC), in Las Vegas, IBM and NASA before settling at Xerox, which sponsored his education at UCLA and other esteemed forums. At the pinnacle of his lucrative career, he amassed enough assets to retire from Xerox at only 40 years old. But, the sweet taste of success had a bitter aftertaste as he realized it didn t mean as much to him as his marriage did his failed marriage to his third wife, Gail, that is. She was the Italian beauty he had an affair with while married to Helen and whom he married in July of 1972. Now Robidoux, who is currently undergoing treatment for bone cancer, shares the intimate details of his dichotomous life rich in business acumen and corporate accomplishment, yet bankrupt in affairs of the heart in hopes that his story helps others realize their dreams without sacrificing what's truly important in life as he did.

About this edition

• Publisher: Five Star Publications, Inc. (AZ)
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 158985117X
• ISBN 13: 9781589851177
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 366